Picture Day Exhibition

2013 November

PICTURE DAY: A Portrait of the Philadelphia Art SceneNovember 2 - December 7, 2013at Mt. Airy Contemporarya project of CITYWIDE: A Collective Exhibition

PICTURE DAY in progress, photo taken by Jaime Alvarez

PRACTICE, at Mount Airy Contemporary for Citywide, entrusts a free photograph of the Philadelphia Art Scene to the people in it.

On Sunday, October 6th, over 200 artists and art workers converged on the front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to create a picture of the Philadelphia art scene. This picture was facilitated by PRACTICE, and taken by the photographer Constance Mensh, with assistance and process photography taken by Jaime Alvarez. While PRACTICE allows that capturing the image of an art scene is an impossible task, that the date and time of the event could never accommodate everyone, and that a small artist-run democracy had no hope of getting the word out to an entire city, the resulting photograph is a slice of Philadelphia’s diverse and lively scene and a thing to be proud of. A thing to make you smile. Those artists and art workers who could attend were counted and make an impact. Together we make art happen.Every artist in the portrait is invited to Mount Airy Contemporary on Saturday, November 2nd to receive a free print of Picture Day 2013. Members of the public who did not attend PICTURE DAY will be able to pick up a copy of the free print while supplies last. Artist attendees will also be asked to sign a giant copy of the photograph. Images of the process of making the picture will be on view and citywide specials will be on-hand for the celebration.Please join PRACTICE at Mount Airy Contemporary for your free print. PICTURE DAY: A Portrait of the Philadelphia Art SceneOpening Celebration: Saturday, November 2nd, 6-9pmThe exhibition will be on view from November 2nd-December 7th, 2013With a trolley tour on November 16th, from 2-5pmFor gallery hours and appointments, please contact:Mount Airy Contemporary25 West Mt. Airy AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19119PICTURE DAY: A Portrait of the Philadelphia Art Scene is a project for CITYWIDE: A Collective Exhibition, a recipient of a 2013 Knight Arts Challenge grant.